The Santa Rosa Junior College men’s wrestling team put together one of its best performances in decades at the California Community College Athletic Association Northern Regional Championships last week, placing second overall and qualifying 11 individuals to the state championships this weekend.

The Bear Cubs placed second behind Fresno City College, which is ranked No. 2 in the state. It’s SRJC’s best finish at the northern regional in over 20 years.

The Bear Cubs’ 11 state qualifiers all placed in the top eight of their weight classes, and nine finished in the top six.

Connor Jeong (125 pounds), Chase Claassen (141), Joe Ellis (197) and Asher Nischke (285) all had runner-up finishes, while David Sypnicki (165) and Ryan George (197) both finished in third. Ali Hamzia (174) placed fourth, Erickson Edpao (133) placed fifth, Barrett Carrancho (174) placed sixth, John Reg (157) placed seventh and Lucas Wold (149) placed eighth.

With 11 through to the next round, the Bear Cubs will be a top challenger at the CCCAA state meet this weekend at Sierra College.

SRJC basketball

The SRJC men’s basketball team slid to No. 3 in this week’s CCCAA poll following its 71-65 loss to No. 1 City College of San Francisco last week.

The Bear Cubs (7-2) were No. 2 last week. Both of their losses this year are against San Francisco, which retained its top spot in the rankings. Fullerton (8-1) rose from No. 3 to No. 2 this week.Meanwhile, the SRJC women defeated Redwoods 66-51 on Wednesday in their first game in over two weeks.

Kaia Eubanks led the way with 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting and Jordan Washington continued her early-season tear with another double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds with six blocks.

SRJC is 6-2 on the year and was the preseason No. 18 team in the CCCAA.

SRJC soccer

The SRJC men’s soccer team had six players earn all-conference honors, including two earn top-player nods at their positions.

Joseangel Carillo Contreras, a sophomore from Piner High School, was named the Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year and freshman goalkeeper Jaiyah Fuksman was named the Big 8 Goalkeeper of the Year.

Contreras was also a first-team Big 8 selection, along with sophomores Edgar Nunez and Guillermo Gonzales, both Piner grads.

Fuksman was a second-team honoree, along with sophomore Gabe Gonzalez (Piner) and sophomore Joshua Rodriguez (Santa Rosa).

The Bear Cubs went 17-1-4 this season.

The SRJC’s women’s soccer team had three players named to the Big 8 All-Conference team and to the All-Conference Tournament team.

Sophomore Natalie Ortiz (Montgomery), sophomore Jocelyn Rojas Garfias (Maria Carrillo) and freshman Samantha Reed (Casa Grande) were all-conference selections, while freshman Grace Forney (Petaluma), freshman Naima Bolles and freshman Ashlyn Carniglia (Montgomery) were all-conference tournament honorees.

Sophomore goalkeeper/midfielder Brooklyn Martens (Windsor) earned All-Region honors.

SRJC went 12-8-3 this season and made a run to the CCCAA NorCal regional final.

SRJC volleyball

The SRJC women’s volleyball team had a pair of all-conference players.

Sophomores Amber Smart and Lily Comma (Petaluma) both made second-team in the Big 8.

The Bear Cubs went 10-20 this season.

SRJC water polo

The SRJC men’s water polo team had two players earn postseason accolades.

Freshman center Maxx Collin was a first-team Big 8 and Northern California All-American honoree, while sophomore center Ben Gradus (Ukiah) made the Big 8 second team.

The Bear Cubs went 10-13 this season.

Alumni check-in

Jordan Cooke, Tsion Nunnally, Idaho State football: The Cardinal Newman alums both earned Big Sky all-conference honors.

Cooke, a redshirt junior quarterback, was an honorable-mention selection. He passed for a career-high 3,052 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions and rushed for 185 yards with four touchdowns.

Nunnally, a redshirt senior, made the Big Sky second team after finishing the year with a team-high 63 receptions for 845 yards and six touchdowns.

Brynn Korpela, Oregon women’s soccer: The former Maria Carrillo standout has a new home. After spending her first two seasons at San Diego State, Korpela transferred to the University of Oregon. The Ducks could have three local players on their roster next year between Korpela, former Cardinal Newman star Abella Hunter and Analy’s Giselle White, who signed with Oregon last week.

Kate Schat, Santa Clara women’s basketball: The Cardinal Newman alum scored eight points in a 125-43 win over Simpson last week. It’s the second-highest total the true freshman has scored this season.

Caden DeVries, Master’s University men’s basketball: The Montgomery alum had two strong showings in two wins for the Mustangs last week. He scored nine points with four rebounds in a 75-72 win over Ottawa University-Arizona, including a key three-pointer with a minute left in the second half to spur a comeback effort. He then scored a career-high 13 points with four rebounds in a 99-67 win over La Sierra.

Andrew Pengel, Emporia State men’s basketball: The Rancho Cotate alum scored 23 points in a 77-70 loss to Northwestern Missouri State last week.

Nolan Bessire, Bowdoin men’s basketball: The Montgomery alum scored seven points with eight rebounds in a 72-70 win over Rochester last week.